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GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-Chill from commodities rout

Reuters - 8:25am

By Natsuko Waki LONDON May 6 (Reuters) - A commodities sell-off is bringing a sudden chill to financial markets where investors were already turning cautious about the prospect of a slowdown in China and other emerging economies given steady monetary ...

Cisco Systems changes heighten focus on earnings

Bizjournals.com - 9:18am

All of this has increased focus on the San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant's May 11 earnings report and on answers Cisco execs give to analyst questions afterward.

Greek PM denies euro exit; says leave Greece alone

Reuters - 6 hours ago

By Dina Kyriakidou and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, May 7 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday denied there was even unofficial discussion over Greece quitting the euro zone and asked that his troubled country be "left alone to ...

General Motors Fuel Efficient Vehicles Push April Sales Up

Automotive Discovery - 9 hours ago

The Chevrolet Cruze posted its best sales month in April and record sales were reported for the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain compact crossovers.

Treasuries Advance for Fourth Week Amid Economic Recovery Concern, Greece

Bloomberg - 11:49am

By Susanne Walker - Sat May 07 04:00:11 GMT 2011 Treasuries rose for a fourth week, pushing 30-year bond yields to the lowest level since December, as a plunge in commodities reduced concern inflation will climb and investors sought a refuge from ...

Greek PM denies country will leave euro

Reuters - 4 hours ago

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech at his party lawmakers in Athens April 15, 2011. By Dina Kyriakidou and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday denied there was even unofficial ...

Oil prices recover after US jobs report

BusinessWeek - 4 hours ago

By CHRIS KAHN The hiring spree last month was the biggest in five years. That could mean more people using gas to drive to work. Oil jumped from around $98 per barrel to near $100 immediately after the report was released.

Fannie Mae Falls Back Into the Loss Column

Wall Street Journal - 8:06am

By NICK TIMIRAOS Fannie Mae reported a net loss of $6.5 billion for the first quarter as a weakening housing market dashed hopes that the company had stabilized.

J.P. Morgan in talks to settle SEC probe
J.P. Morgan Chase said Friday that it may be close to settling an SEC investigation focused on its role in the sale of complex financial instruments tied to mortgages.
( by David S. Hilzenrath , The Washington Post) 
Miss. jury awards man $322M in asbestos suit against Chevron Phillips Chemical, Union Carbide
JACKSON, Miss. — A jury has awarded $322 million to a Mississippi man who claimed he inhaled asbestos dust while mixing drilling mud sold and manufactured by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP) 

At a Glance: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s revenue in 1st quarter
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported its first-quarter results Friday, which included a 5 percent increase in total revenue.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Fighting the AT&T, T-Mobile merger
Sprint’s Vonya McCann stays largely behind the scenes, but she’s mustering a fierce battle against a deal that she argues is bad for her company and consumers.
( by Cecilia Kang , The Washington Post) 
Video: Color of Money -- Live Video with Michelle Singletary
Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary appears live on video to answer your questions about money and give her take on personal finance topics in the news.
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Payrolls Show Strong Growth but Jobless Rate Rises

By MOTOKO RICH

The private sector powered a gain in jobs but the unemployment rate actually nudged up to 9 percent, from 8.8 percent.

Insider Trading Cases Stain Hedge Fund Manager's Reputation

By PETER LATTMAN and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

Steven A. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital Advisors, has never been charged with illegal trading, but two managers and some former traders at the firm have.

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• Publishers Make a Plan: A 'One Stop' Book Site

  By JULIE BOSMAN

  In starting Bookish.com, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group USA and Hachette Book Group hope to provide one-stop shopping for books and information about authors.
  
  
  

  Trading Strategies: Stay in May?

  
  While the temptation to sell in May is strong, there are reasons to stick around: from stocks that ignore the summer doldrums, to those that benefit from America's sports obsessions.
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  Sell in May? Not so fast

  
  Sell in May? Not so fast. Steve Quirk, head of the Trader Group at TD Ameritrade, says large-cap stocks hold appeal, and suggests buying portfolio insurance while it's cheap. Watch Video Report. 
  
  

  New York's taxi of the future

  
  The Nissan NV200 was designed specifically for use as a taxi in New York City and it has now been officially selected for New York's future taxi fleet. Nissan touts the NV200 as the safest taxi ever built, with the most passenger room ever.
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  Gold's ‘air pocket' comes with bullish excitement

  
  Gold is suffering from a lack of cash coming off the sidelines, and some investors are ready to jump ship from the yellow metal at the first sign of trouble, according to MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert. Laura Mandaro reports.
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  Preventing future ‘flash crashes' all but impossible

  
  Mark Hulbert says research suggests massive stock slumps such as the "flash crash" can't be prevented and remain a rare, but consistent feature of all stock markets. Watch Video Report. 
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  Before you buy a single ounce of gold or any gold stock, please take a minute to check out the information posted recently by a U.S. geologist. In short, he says there may be a unique way for you to boost your gains in the gold market by a significant amount over the next few years. 
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  "The double dip in real estate is here as housing prices make fresh new lows..."
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NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - Currency speculators boosted bets against the US dollar to the highest in two months in the latest week, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...

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Morning Market Briefing

U.K. April Output Price Inflation Exceeds Forecast

British factory gate prices increased more than expected in April on record high clothing costs. Further, input cost of manufacturers registered its biggest annual rise since September 2008, reflecting high inflationary pressure in the economy. (May 6, 2011) Full ArticleVisa Q2 Profit Jumps

Visa Inc. (V) announced Thursday a higher second-quarter profit as a result of double-digit increases in payments volume, cross border volume, and international transactions. The results beat analysts' estimates. The company also affirm

Priceline.com Q1 Profit Soars

Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) Thursday announced a sharp increase in first-quarter profit thanks to a 55.8 percent surge in room nights booked and also international gross bookings increasing 79 percent. Both adjusted earnings and revenues exceeded expectations. The company also forecast second-quarter earnings, with the estimate above consensus. (May 6, 2011) Full Article

Kraft Foods Q1 Profit Plunges

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) Thursday said first-quarter profit plummeted year-over-year reflecting a gain from divestitures in the prior year. Adjusted earnings and revenues were, however, above analysts' estimates. The company also updated its full-year 2011 financial outlook. (May 6, 2011) Full Article

AIG Sinks to Q1 Loss

American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported Thursday a first-quarter loss on hefty catastrophe charges and payments to federal agencies. (May 6, 2011) Full Article

Cameco Q1 Profit Falls

Cameco Corp. (CCJ, CCO.TO) announced Friday a lower first-quarter profit on lower earnings in its electricity, fuel services and uranium business. Both adjusted earnings and revenues missed estimates. (May 6, 2011) Full Article

The nation added 244,000 jobs during April, the third straight month of hiring gains, the Labor Department reported Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to nine percent.

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China pushes U.S. on debt ahead of high-level talks May 06, 2011 05:28 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China, wielding its huge dollar holdings, on Friday pressed Washington to tackle its huge fiscal deficit and said it would raise the issue of discrimination against Chinese investors at high-level talks next week. | Full Article

Job gains seen slowing, dimming recovery hopes May 06, 2011 07:24 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers probably took on fewer workers in April as high energy prices sapped consumer confidence and led to doubts about the strength of the economic recovery. | Full Article

Ending Run, Investors Abandon Commodities

By GRAHAM BOWLEY and CLIFFORD KRAUSS

Fear of an economic slowdown in the United States and the rest of the world pushes down prices for commodities like oil, sugar, coffee and silver.

Companies Hedge Bets at a Cost to Consumers

By GRAHAM BOWLEY and WILLIAM NEUMAN

For reasons not well understood, commodities have become more volatile, increasing the costs of the futures and options that protect companies against such changes

Asia Alert
from The Wall Street Journal


Bank Indonesia on Friday announced a raft of additional sanctions against Citigroup. The central bank said it found the local unit of the U.S. bank violated local procedures that led to alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars from customers and the death of a debtor after being questioned by debt collectors outsourced by Citi.

The central bank banned Citi's local unit from accepting new clients for its Citigold wealth-management unit for one year, issuing new credit cards for two years, opening new branches in Indonesia for one year, and it also imposed an offshore travel ban on its executives.

Citigroup couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703992704576306622373899138.html?mod=djemalertAsianews 

 

Is the Chinese Listing Bubble Going Bust?

Suddenly the boom in Chinese listings on U.S. exchanges is looking shaky, and two primary reasons were reinforced in separate developments today.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/?p=13730?mod=djemChinaRTR_t

Platinum to trade above $1,900 despite another gross surplus in 2011 - GFMS Platinum is expected to retain some strength in 2011 despite lacklustre fundamentals as the central planks supporting precious metals prices remain in place according to GFMS' latest survey    Thursday , 05 May 2011 Diamond prices to jump as demand returns in China, Demand for polished diamonds from India has taken off in China, with 9% increase in sales to the mainland, and 11% to Hong Kong. However, exports to the United States have dropped by 30%.    Friday , 06 May 2011 This year's Russian palladium sales to be the last of any scale - GFMS Palladium's residual fundamental surplus has now swung into a deficit due to apparent lack of Russian supplies, and may be set to stay that way    Thursday , 05 May 2011 Randgold Q1 profits up 92% on high gold price and growing production A decidedly upbeat Mark Bristow repoted a sharp increase in profits and the beginning of a downturn in cash costs as Randgold Resources' expansion projects set it on a strong upwards path.    Thursday , 05 May 2011 Zijin Mining to be one of Glencore's cornerstone investors The Chinese miner said it would invest $100m in the commodities trader when it lists; the investment will be subject to six-month lock up period    Friday , 06 May 2011 Yesterday's top story: Mexico makes third largest Central Bank gold purchase of past ten years By buying 93 tonnes of gold during February and March, Mexico has busy been converting what it sees as a weak dollar into the world's prime hard asset.    Wednesday , 04 May 2011 Gold and silver a little ahead of themselves - Nichols In the short term gold and silver are likely to decline but, according to Jeff Nichols looking out beyond the next month or two, both will be in a renewed cyclical upswing Drop ban on mortgage exit fees: inquiry Milanda Rout WAYNE Swan's key banking reform has been rejected by a Senate committee, which says the government should reconsider its decision to ban exit fees on new mortgages.